The Spaceship of Terror

Rob and Dave are on a mission to the Mars' satellite Phobos. They will encounter a strange energy that will fill them with horror. The mysteries of the universe unveil in front of their eyes.

Submitted:Feb 12, 2013
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The space can really be a scary place. When you think about all
of that vast space with no limits and borders, it certainly makes
you frightened as hell. Dave and Rob were in a scary position
right above the orbit of Mars. This is their story.

Dave and Rob are the only members of crew of a small spaceship
that is destined to explore and gather data from the biggest Mars
satellite Phobos. The name of this satellite derives from Latin
language and it means fear. But Dave and Rob never expected they
would experience fear on this far away place. Their mission was
simple and clear. They just need to gather some rocks from the
satellite and that is all. The next step would be to create a
mining community on Phobos, but that is still a far away dream.

The small spaceship approached Mars and its satellites in a quick
pace. Dave and Rob were operating the spaceship instruments and
everything looked normal and without any problems. Then Dave
suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the control panel.

"What is this? It must be the malfunction of the control panel. I
told them we shouldn't take this old junk into space again. Where
will we get the spare parts if something is broken?" Dave said.

" Please don't panic. It is just a small bug in the machinery. I
will go and check it out. Just wait for me. " Rob answered.

" Hope you will come back in one piece. Just remember not to open
the vacuum trash launcher by accident." Dave joked.

" I am not that stupid. I fixed spaceships when you were still in
diapers. It is not nice to joke with a senior member of crew. "
Rob replied angrily.

" Yes sir, I know you are an expert in this field. I am truly
happy to have you hear with me. " Dave said sarcastically.

" You can leave you sarcasm and disbelief back on Earth. I will
come back quickly." Rob mumbled and went straight to the machine
room.

Rob arrived to the machine room in few moments. Everything seemed
normal. There were no malfunctions and all of the gauges showed
the right numbers. But what was the reason for the strange
sounds. Rob picked up his tools and equipment. He was ready to
make a standard check. It was not the first time for him to do
this. He is an experienced spaceship mechanic and he accompanied
many spaceship expeditions. Although he is close to his
retirement, he still works with the same enthusiasm and energy as
the first day he arrived to the Space Mine Company.

" Mars was never my favorite place to visit. But this job must be
done. I am going to disassemble the front panel and see the real
cause of this strange sound. " Rob mumbled to himself.

Rob was ready to disassemble the front panel. He had all of the
necessary tools and he has performed this task many times before.
It should be easy for him to perform this task. When Rob finished
unscrewing the last screw, the sound became horrible and
frightening. The whole machinery started to shake and tremble in
a furious way. Rob was not sure what was causing this problem. It
is certainly not normal and he had never experienced something
like this before. The sound increased in intensity and vibrations
were becoming unbearable. At last, the front panel fell down and
unleashed the surges of pure energy that crushed every bone in
Rob's body. He fell down on the floor and screamed intensively.

"Dave, help me! The machine has gone crazy. Please come down. "

But all of the screaming was completely useless. Dave couldn't
hear him. The machinery poured another surge of unknown energy
and turned Rob into a pile of dust. Just like he never existed
before. Some strange chemical reaction dissolved all of his body
and there was nothing that could help him now.

Dave was still in control room. He watched the control panes and
he noticed something unusual.

" The old bustard is certainly doing some serious check to this
machinery. Let him handle it. I will just rest and wait for him.
But dammed, what is this horrible sound? He is not making it any
better. I think I should go down and check what is wrong. "

Dave was reluctant to go, but it was something that should be
done. If he stayed there and did nothing, it wouldn't help
solving this situation. He was down in a moment. He faced the
strange situation. The front panel was on the floor and there was
no sound of Rob.

" Where are you old fool? You were here to check the machinery
and not to do the nap. Come here immediately."

This was very strange. Dave thought it was impossible for
somebody to disappear in thin air. He decided to make a search.
The front panel was down and he wanted to check the back panel.
When he arrived close to the back panel, the situation was
normal. All of the screws where in the right position and there
wasn't anything wrong with the machinery. He touched the panel
and felt the strong vibrations. The sound became louder and it
was all frightening and astonishing. Before Dave was able to make
any move, the whole back panel exploded and it released the
strange surge of energy. Everything was over in a moment. The
blast was much stronger now and the machinery released all of the
dark matter that was somehow trapped in it. The surge of energy
filled the whole spaceship and caused it to disappear from this
plane of existence.

Years after this accident, there were many search expeditions
that tried to find the disappeared spaceship. There were no
results and there was nothing they could find. The whole
spaceship disappeared near the Mars orbit. Nobody was sure why
there are no pieces of a spaceship or any of the space junk near
the place where the spaceship disappeared. Rob and Dave where
lost on their last expedition and they were destroyed by an
unknown power that always present in the universe. They were
consumed by the dark matter and turned into pure energy.